Leadership team

Jill Ostrem

President

Jen Loesch

Director of Patient Care Services

Length of service: since May 2004

Previous experience: director of quality, safety and performance improvement at River Falls Area Hospital.

Carrie Torgersen, MD

Director of Medical Affairs

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Residency: North Memorial Medical Center

Dr. Torgersen is board certified in family medicine and has been serving the River Falls community since 2008. 

Practice philosophy: positive patient relationships result in better care and outcomes

Dr. Torgersen has served on the Physician’s Governance Counsel and as the department head of the Maternal Child Committee at the hospital. She currently serves as the Medical Director for River Falls Hospital since 2017.

Cyndy Bayer

Manager of Quality, River Falls Area Hospital and Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus

Length of service: since 1997

Previous experience: quality and risk manager and nursing leadership roles at River Falls Area Hospital since 2000

Brandi Poellinger

Community Benefit & Engagement Manager, River Falls Area Hospital and Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus

Length of service at Regina Hospital: since 2015

Previous experience: 15 years in community health, marketing and work site wellness at Regina, River Falls and Osceola Medical Center

Jason Bainbridge

Director of Operations, Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus and River Falls Area Hospital

Length of service at Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus: December 2005

Previous experience: Registered nurse for 16 years. Manager of surgery, endoscopy, pain center, outpatient infusion and cancer center at Regina Medical Center

Director of Operations since July 2019